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The first spring rains have arrived in parts of South Africaโs summe rainfall region. Now is the time to prepare your fields and make your final forage choices for the summer planting season.
But donโt choose a grass on rainfall alone.
Drainage, soil fertility, soil texture, cold tolerance, grazing pressure and how you intend to use the pasture all influence which species will perform best.
Brasuda summer options to consider include:
๐ฑ Smutsfinger Grass โ Drought and cold resistant, with good palatability and digestibility. Suitable for grazing and hay. Plant from October to February.
๐ฟ Mombasa โ A high-producing Panicum suited to more fertile soils, offering excellent palatability and digestibility. Plant from October to February.
๐ Couch Grass โ Persistent, adaptable and drought tolerant, producing good-quality grazing when correctly managed. Prefers well-drained soils. Plant from October to February.
๐พ Teff โ A fast-establishing annual option for grazing or hay, with good palatability and digestibility. Plant from October to February.
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๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฑ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐, ๐๐-๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐-๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฒ.
The first rain is your signal to get ready โ but good establishment still depends on adequate soil moisture and choosing forage suited to your soil, livestock and management system.
Prepare now for the summer planting window.
Talk to Brasuda about the right summer forage option for your farm:
๐ www.brasuda.co.za
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๐ +27 10 591 2226